Re: Fonty and Chrisb1 about Dry and water fasting
Hello micaiah
Q. "Would it be alright to do a dry fast of around 3-5 days and then go right into a regular
Water Fast for about a week longer?"
A. Absolutely, but there are a few variables here. In my opinion, it will depend on your pre-fast diet, which, if of a high-water content, should see you through much longer than the 3-5 days you have mentioned; if not, then that could restrict the number of days of dry-fasting, as eventually, there can be a risk of dehydration if you dry-fasted for too long; but your body will be the best guide here, where any demand for water will be revealed by thirst.
The importance of fluids within the diet is shown by the fact that your body is approx' 70% water, and is therefore one of the most important components above anything else, after air: the old adage that "you can live for only minutes without air; days without water; and weeks without food" illustrates the chronological order of the value of these elements to the body.
Detox symptoms are usually more severe while dry-fasting, but the absolute best guide is to drink according to thirst, and thirst only. Excess water-drinking while fasting can inhibit the elimination of toxins, as the body has to cope with this excess.
Dr
Shelton reports on the amount of water consumed by fasting patients and developing a distinct dislike for it throughout most of the fast..................
"Dr Edward Hooker Dewey MD, on the other hand, took a decided stand against water in the absence of thirst. Thirst, he said, should be the only guide to the amount of water to drink. He insisted on drinking only as much water as demanded by thirst and was convinced that much water drinking, except when indicated by thirst, is definitely harmful. During the first fourteen days of his second fast (taken in New York City) Dr Tanner took no water and suffered no inconvenience. He became stronger when he took water and won a race with a young reporter who refused to believe that one could maintain one's strength while not eating. He tells us that after taking the water he "ran upstairs like a boy."
A frequent development while fasting is a dislike for water. This is particularly true if the water is "hard." "Hard water" that, while one is eating, tastes pleasant enough, is rejected by the sharpened sense of taste. In such cases we find the use of distilled water, to be satisfactory.
The loss of weight when no water is taken is about three times as rapid as when water is taken--the loss averaging about three
pounds a day instead of the usual pound a day. This is especially helpful in dropsical cases and greatly shortens the duration of the fast in fat individuals who are fasting merely for reduction of weight. Tanner found that he lost but one and a half
pounds a day while abstaining from water. He took water after the fourteenth day and lost a little less than half a pound a day."
http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch29.htm
Q."If so, when I go into the water fast, do I need to drink extra water to make up for the dry fasting, or could I just stick to my regular one glass a day?"
A. Drinking distilled or pure water "according to thirst" will be by far your best guide throughout your fast, whether dry or water fasting.
I would think that Fonty will agree with most of this.
Warm regards
Chrisb1.